Eagle Peak (Cleveland NF)
Descanso / Lake Cuyamaca, Cleveland NF · near Descanso · San Diego
Rock Climbing
At a glance
- Skill level
- expert
- Grade range
- 5.10c–5.12c (~80% of pitches 5.11–5.12)
- Best season
- November–May · Shaded sections climbable after ~3pm in summer
Permits and booking
- Permit
- No fee. Dispersed camping allowed free at the parking area. Cleveland National Forest; rough access road and remote — come prepared and self-reliant.
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- No
Rock Climbing detail
- Climb types
- sport · trad · multi-pitch
- Rock type
- Orange-and-white granite — steep, sustained
- Route count
- ~66 routes / ~250 pitches
- Signature routes
- Cruise Line (5.10c) · Baby Face (5.11a) · Soy Chango (5.11b/c)
- First timer note
- Not a first-timer's crag — grades are stiff and it's committing. Bring the full recommended rack and draws and plan for the exposed setting.
- Intl tip
- Not a first-timer's crag — grades are stiff and it's committing. Bring the full recommended rack and draws, and come self-reliant; the access road is rough and remote.
The guide
A hidden, high-quality bolted multipitch venue on striking orange granite, Eagle Peak packs a lot of rock behind a short ~30-mi…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Eagle Peak (Cleveland NF) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 32.98227, -116.70788